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ICU Hypotension - Evaluation Algorithm

OFTEN Mnemonic:

OWN THE PULSE PRESSURE 

FEEL YOUR PATIENT'S LEGS 

TEST FOR FLUID
ICU Hypotension ... - Evaluation Algorithm ... MD @vmoitra #ICU ... #CriticalCare # ... OFTEN #Mnemonic #Checklist
The checklist is 2-sided laminated sheet attached to the airway trolley in our ICU. The top
The checklist is ... trolley in our ICU ... is the actual checklist ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #Algorithm #Alfred
Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
Checklist for Evaluation ... Delirium in the ICU ... - CBC with differential ... nonconvuIsive status #Checklist ... #CriticalCare #
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
Checklist for Treatment ... Delirium in the ICU ... interruption (e.g ... #Delirium #Checklist ... #CriticalCare
Causes of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypernatremia - Excess free water loss, Serum Sodium >145 mmol/L
High
Hypernatremia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Burns • ICU ... Hypernatremia #Nephrology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Management of Jehovah's Witness patient in ICU 

Clarify which products may be used 
 - Discuss
Witness patient in ICU ... early & document (e.g ... twitter.com/PulmCrit #Checklist ... Witnesses #patient #ICU ... #CriticalCare #
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
Admitting in the ICU ... - Checklist VITALS ... will also get an EKG ... #Pearls #Checklist ... diagnosis #workup #criticalcare
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Shock - Differential ... ) UOP > 0.5 cc/kg ... Sophia_Hayes_MD #Shock #Differential ... #Diagnosis #criticalcare ... #algorithm #treatment
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist ... Phos), CBC with differential ... oral secretions (e.g ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist ... #Management #CriticalCare
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
Polysaccharide cell wall component ... formulations (e.g ... beta-glucans (e.g ... BAL GM does not differentiate ... - Frozen ice-pops